New jobs have been created by a Derbyshire maker of concrete pipes and manholes. The workers will man a andpound;3 million production plant installed by Ilkeston-based Stanton Bonna. It said the investment was part of an ongoing development plan for the company.

A puppy which had his leg amputated after being neglected by his previous owners has now found his forever home in Derby. Ralph, an 11-month-old Staffordshire bull terrier cross, was rescued from a house in Sutton-in-Ashfield by an RSPCA inspector in February.

A wildlife photographer claims he spotted a black panther crossing the road in north Derbyshire. Mike Newton told the BBC he was driving near Grindleford railway station when the beast appeared from the side of the road. The photographer said he couldnand#039;t make rational sense out of what he was seeing but didnand#039;t doubt his own vivid memory.